While its mainstream consumer services get most of the attention, Yahoo! has quietly focused a great deal of energy in creating a site chock full of easy-to-use online business services. The site is a leader in Internet marketing, and handles over $3 billion annually in e-commerce transactions – nearly all of it from small businesses like yours.
With Yahoo! Small Business you can easily:
- Build a Web site and create an online store
- Find and register a business domain name and establish business email
- Market your business online
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Web hosting (for a fee)
Yahoo offers online, easy-to-use site building tools with 24-hour support and even a free domain name.I recommend: Small business Web hosting services help you create a professional-looking Web site at a very low initial cost.
Tap popular small business solutions
Web access, job listings and marketing tools are among the selections.I recommend: Marketing Tools can help you expand your business and find new customers with online marketing. Accelerate your business with high speed Internet access. Get discounts on job postings.
Credit card services pricing
Learn the different types of credit card processing options, third-party processors, and independent sales organizations.I recommend: Visit Yahoo!'s Small Business Resources. Use this resource center for many small business needs, from financial help to assistance with advertising, marketing and public relations.
Local search solutions
Yahoo!'s local search capability for small business integrates Yellow-page style listings, Yahoo! maps, user resources and content.I recommend: Yahoo! Local Search helps you learn about the neighborhood, including other businesses, in which you run your business.
Choose from different options to establish your own online store
Yahoo! offers several different package solutions to get your business online.I recommend: Take a tour of online store options. Compare packages and pricing.
Check the latest local business news
Just choose a city and see what's going on locally.I recommend: Visit Yahoo! local business news.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- Yahoo! offers a low-cost, in-depth "under-one-roof" approach for small businesses seeking to do business on the Web. It also supplies resources to help grow your non-Web businesses, such as guides to payroll and credit card services.
- Yahoo!'s Merchant Services helps you to expand your existing bricks and mortar small business by expanding your customer base to include the World Wide Web if you don't already have a presence on the Web.
the Yahoo Small Business Services page at Business.com
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